Expansion of the Lounge - your vote counts (poll)

Alexander Turcic · 03-26-2009, 12:06 PM

Responding to your recent feedback, we have decided to launch a poll where you can help us choose how to handle "serious" off-topic discussions in our community.

From all the feedback we have received, we were able to pin it down to two options that we got:

Option 1) Leave "Lounge" as it is and add another section - "Salon" (or "The Study", or similarly named) - under Miscellaneous. The new section will hold topics which don't fit within any of the other sections and that go beyond mere banter (which is a predominant theme in the Lounge). It'd be where folks can gather to discuss issues of importance to them with minimal diversions into "silliness" (as we would generally agree on).

Option 2) Add a new sortable thread prefix - "Keep it Sensible" (or similarly named) - in the Lounge section to go alongside "Silliness" and "Meet Up". The prefix would indicate that folks want to discuss issues of importance to them with minimal diversions into "silliness" (as we would generally agree on).

Technical note: It is possible to exclude forums from your new post searches, but it is not possible to exclude threads based on their prefix.

Hence -

Option 1 would give you the advantage to be able to competely ignore either section in new post searches (optional, through your user settings), while option 2 has the advantage that all off-topic posts would still be located within the same section.

We will make this poll a quick one (it runs for only three or four days), so please go ahead and vote for your favorite option.

As always, hearing what you have to say, whether criticism or praise, helps us a lot to improve this community. Thanks for your support!

Tattncat · 03-26-2009, 12:15 PM

I went with option 1

astra · 03-26-2009, 12:37 PM

1 for me, naturally

HarryT · 03-26-2009, 12:48 PM

1 for me, too. I think that, if another prefix were to be added to the Lounge, it would be very easily overlooked, and we could get many inadvertently inappropriate posts to "Sensible" threads. A separate forum seems a far better solution.

rhadin · 03-26-2009, 12:52 PM

I, too, voted for option 1, but I would suggest that its name reflect what it is intended for, something that a name like Salon does not do. I admit I do not have a name suggestion, but I think choosing an appropriate name is important.

HarryT · 03-26-2009, 01:02 PM

Let's not get sidetracked onto what it should be called

. Names can trivially be changed at any point; the important thing is to decide whether or not to have a separate forum.

pshrynk · 03-26-2009, 01:05 PM

I voted for #1 also. I feel that added options will enhance the experience here. The name "Salon" was proposed to tie in with the Salon Movement wherein people sit together and discuss topics of importance to them.

Dr. Drib · 03-26-2009, 01:07 PM

I voted for #1, of course.

Don

Sparrow · 03-26-2009, 01:21 PM

I don't have strong opinions either way, so probably won't vote.

But I would like to say that it is just terrific that the recent discussion has been taken on board to this extent - members' voices really count!

Just one more illustration of why MobileRead is the best forum on the Internet. Well done and many thanks!!

pilotbob · 03-26-2009, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhadin

I, too, voted for option 1, but I would suggest that its name reflect what it is intended for, something that a name like Salon does not do. I admit I do not have a name suggestion, but I think choosing an appropriate name is important.

Oh noes, not a poll on what the name should be. Perish the thought. Although we do love our polls.

How about:

Roundtable
Symposium
Conclave
Council Room
Junction
Concourse

BOb

pilotbob · 03-26-2009, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Let's not get sidetracked onto what it should be called

. Names can trivially be changed at any point; the important thing is to decide whether or not to have a separate forum.

Well, if the 3:1 vote ratio continues...

I posted my name suggestion before I saw your above message. Forgive me my trespasses.

BOb

kazbates · 03-26-2009, 01:51 PM

Thanks Alex and MobileRead for responding so quickly and for giving everyone a chance to be heard. It is one of the things I like most about this community!

Oh, and I voted for 1.

Kaz

ravenne · 03-26-2009, 01:55 PM

I voted for option 2. I believe people are civilized enough to respect a prefix.

netseeker · 03-26-2009, 02:03 PM

I voted also for option 2. I just don't like too many forum sections...

Sparhawk2k · 03-26-2009, 02:05 PM

I very much lean to the first option too. I think it's much harder to overlook than a prefix on the thread.

View Poll Results: How to proceed with serious off-topic discussions
Add a new section "Salon" under Miscellaneous	89	80.91%
Add a new thread prefix "Keep it Sensible" to the Lounge	21	19.09%
Voters: 110. You may not vote on this poll

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03-26-2009, 12:06 PM	#1
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Expansion of the Lounge - your vote counts (poll) Responding to your recent feedback, we have decided to launch a poll where you can help us choose how to handle "serious" off-topic discussions in our community. From all the feedback we have received, we were able to pin it down to two options that we got: Option 1) Leave "Lounge" as it is and add another section - "Salon" (or "The Study", or similarly named) - under Miscellaneous. The new section will hold topics which don't fit within any of the other sections and that go beyond mere banter (which is a predominant theme in the Lounge). It'd be where folks can gather to discuss issues of importance to them with minimal diversions into "silliness" (as we would generally agree on). Option 2) Add a new sortable thread prefix - "Keep it Sensible" (or similarly named) - in the Lounge section to go alongside "Silliness" and "Meet Up". The prefix would indicate that folks want to discuss issues of importance to them with minimal diversions into "silliness" (as we would generally agree on). Technical note: It is possible to exclude forums from your new post searches, but it is not possible to exclude threads based on their prefix. Hence - Option 1 would give you the advantage to be able to competely ignore either section in new post searches (optional, through your user settings), while option 2 has the advantage that all off-topic posts would still be located within the same section. We will make this poll a quick one (it runs for only three or four days), so please go ahead and vote for your favorite option. As always, hearing what you have to say, whether criticism or praise, helps us a lot to improve this community. Thanks for your support!

03-26-2009, 12:15 PM	#2
Tattncat Bookworm Posts: 673 Karma: 1029391 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Device: Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab3, Sony PRS700, Sony PRS505	I went with option 1

03-26-2009, 12:37 PM	#3
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	1 for me, naturally

03-26-2009, 12:48 PM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	1 for me, too. I think that, if another prefix were to be added to the Lounge, it would be very easily overlooked, and we could get many inadvertently inappropriate posts to "Sensible" threads. A separate forum seems a far better solution.

03-26-2009, 12:52 PM	#5
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	I, too, voted for option 1, but I would suggest that its name reflect what it is intended for, something that a name like Salon does not do. I admit I do not have a name suggestion, but I think choosing an appropriate name is important.

03-26-2009, 01:02 PM	#6
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Let's not get sidetracked onto what it should be called . Names can trivially be changed at any point; the important thing is to decide whether or not to have a separate forum.

03-26-2009, 01:05 PM	#7
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	I voted for #1 also. I feel that added options will enhance the experience here. The name "Salon" was proposed to tie in with the Salon Movement wherein people sit together and discuss topics of importance to them.

03-26-2009, 01:07 PM	#8
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,737 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	I voted for #1, of course. Don

03-26-2009, 01:21 PM	#9
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	I don't have strong opinions either way, so probably won't vote. But I would like to say that it is just terrific that the recent discussion has been taken on board to this extent - members' voices really count! Just one more illustration of why MobileRead is the best forum on the Internet. Well done and many thanks!!

03-26-2009, 01:51 PM	#12
kazbates Wizard Posts: 2,627 Karma: 406616 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Device: SurfacePro, SurfaceBook 2	Thanks Alex and MobileRead for responding so quickly and for giving everyone a chance to be heard. It is one of the things I like most about this community! Oh, and I voted for 1. Kaz

03-26-2009, 01:55 PM	#13
ravenne Wizard Posts: 4,917 Karma: 1840619 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Munich, Germany Device: Kindle PW, PocketBook 360°, Cybook Gen3, iPad mini	I voted for option 2. I believe people are civilized enough to respect a prefix.

03-26-2009, 02:03 PM	#14
netseeker sleepless reader Posts: 4,763 Karma: 615547 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Germany, near Stuttgart Device: Sony PRS-505, PB 360° & 302, nook wi-fi, Kindle 3	I voted also for option 2. I just don't like too many forum sections...

03-26-2009, 02:05 PM	#15
Sparhawk2k Member Posts: 13 Karma: 64 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Device: none	I very much lean to the first option too. I think it's much harder to overlook than a prefix on the thread.